The gospel says we are the branches of Christ's vine, meant to bear fruit. This week we explore the meaning of fruitfulness in this gospel of John

The final words we share with another person are so important. In our scripture today, we read words from Jesus, just before he says goodbye to his friends and goes to heaven.

Jesus' miracles feature not only his own power to heal, but his power to transform our understanding of who we are, and how we are called to be in the world.

As we trust in God, we relinquish willful blindness and ignorance about the trauma God's family endures. We trade our blindness for the vision of the one who leads us.

What is the power of the Holy Spirit? It is the power to speak; but not just to speak to ourselves or to the circle of people who we relate to and prefer. It is the power to speak in a way that people can understand, across differences of language, culture, and identity.

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Resurrection occurs in the aftermath of trauma. Trauma can never be undone, fixed, or cured. But there are ways that people learn to gather strength to carry on, despite the trauma. This is what enabled the birth of the church in the days after the crucifixion.

Welcome to Holy Week

And, whenever our tools for halting catastrophe fail, we will yet know that his forgiveness has pierced our hearts, as we weep, in beloved community, with the fellowship of all the saints and the heavenly host, this side of resurrection.

Live the remembrance, and what you remember will remain alive

Weekly Message: Divided But Not Enemies On the post-election Sunday, we consider the parable of the 10 bridesmaids.